Correlations of the generic diversity of soil and airborne algae with
altitude on the island of Hawaii are noted. Distribution of the soil algae was determine
d by culturing an aqueous soil extract from designated altitudes ...

Tissue samples from Pacific blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) were
collected at a fishing tournament in Kona, Hawaii, in August 1973. Analyses of
total and organic (methyl) mercury indicated that the marlin may be ...

A gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, was captured at Enewetak
Atoll, the Marshall Islands, in 1972. Near the right pectoral fin was a large
fungating tumor. Microscopically, no evidence of microorganisms or ...

Aspects of the ecology and behavior of knobby and smooth Cypraea
moneta at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, are presented. The habitats of C.
moneta are described. A series of experiments based on aggregation, feeding, ...

Past knowledge of the order Gorgonacea in Hawaii is based almost
exclusively on the collections of the United States Fish Commission steamer Albatross
in 1902, which contain 52 species. Recent efforts to investigate the ...

The abundance, distribution, growth, and mortality of koa (Acacia
koa Gray) seedlings after fires were monitored periodically on two burned areas on
Oahu for 2.5 years. On one area, seedling density peaked at 95,300/ha ...

Sex ratio and size at reproduction of Ranina ranina (Linnaeus) in
Hawaii were investigated. A sample of 1596 Kona crabs collected over 1 year in
Hawaiian waters was examined to determine sex ratio and size at ...

Upper lethal temperature tolerances of reef corals in Hawaii and at
Enewetak, Marshall Islands, were determined in the field and under controlled
laboratory conditions. Enewetak corals survived in situ temperatures of ...